Q: Is 136,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 136,400 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 136,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 31 40 44 50 55 62 80 88 100 110 124 155 176 200 220 248 275 310 341 400 440 496 550 620 682 775 880 1,100 1,240 1,364 1,550 1,705 2,200 2,480 2,728 3,100 3,410 4,400 5,456 6,200 6,820 8,525 12,400 13,640 17,050 27,280 34,100 68,200 and 136,400, with no remainder.

Since 136,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 136,400, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).